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				<h1 id="32-bit-support-of-git-for-windows">32-bit support of Git for Windows</h1>
<p>While Git for Windows v1.x was only ever offered as 32-bit installer (i.e. targeting the i686 CPU architecture), with the switch of Git for Windows v2.x in August 2015 to depend on <a href="https://www.msys2.org/">MSYS2</a>, there have been two variants: the 32-bit and the 64-bit (x86_64) one.</p>
<p>However, due to Git for Windows&#39; reliance on the MSYS2, which <a href="https://www.msys2.org/news/#2020-05-17-32-bit-msys2-no-longer-actively-supported">dropped 32-bit support</a> (the 32-bit version of the MSYS2 runtime <a href="https://github.com/msys2/msys2-runtime/commit/762dcfc658c85de8d418c6ba4e0e40024bee118a">cannot even be built</a> as of version 3.4.0), Git for Windows will start to phase out 32-bit support after Git for Windows v2.40.x.</p>
<h2 id="timeline">Timeline</h2>
<h3 id="march-2023-end-of-full-32-bit-support">March 2023: End of full 32-bit support</h3>
<p>The last major Git for Windows version with full 32-bit support will be v2.40.x.</p>
<h3 id="until-2025-limited-32-bit-support">Until 2025: Limited 32-bit support</h3>
<p>The 32-bit variant of Git for Windows will still be offered, but not all of the components distributed with Git for Windows will necessarily be updated as for the 64-bit variant.</p>
<p>For example, 64-bit Git for Windows v2.41.x will ship with the MSYS2 runtime v3.4.x, while 32-bit Git for Windows will remain with v3.3.6 forever.</p>
<h3 id="until-2029-mingit-only-32-bit-support">Until 2029: MinGit-only 32-bit support</h3>
<p>The only official 32-bit artifacts built by the Git for Windows project will be MinGit, the minimal subset of Git for Windows intended for third-party applications (i.e. providing all Git functionality needed by applications, but not functionality needed for interactive usage by a human user).</p>
<h3 id="after-april-2029-end-of-32-bit-support">After April 2029: End of 32-bit support</h3>
<p>Git for Windows will no longer provide any official 32-bit artifacts.</p>

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